EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America
Newberry, SC
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Newberry, SC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 61 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,699 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America is pounds #368 and chemical-count #466 at 1.1K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kiswire Inc; Doncasters Trucast Inc; Falcon Bass Boats; Kiswire. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Champlain Cable Texas Corp; Electri-Flex; Allmand Brothers; Redwood Materials Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Champlain Cable Texas Corp and Electri-Flex.
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America: Styrene-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America reports the 267th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Champlain Cable Texas Corp and Electri-Flex.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America's total reported releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 61 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America's air releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 61 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America Form-R facts
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91% less than the comparison
80% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (1.1K lbs to 61 lbs).
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% from 2022 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 61 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Kiswire Inc, Doncasters Trucast Inc, Falcon Bass Boats, ordered by distance.
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Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Champlain Cable Texas Corp, Electri-Flex, Allmand Brothers.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Matcon Terminal LLC, Ftg Circuits Minnetonka LLC, Burke Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
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Similar chemical count
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About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Styrene; nearby reporters include Kiswire Inc. Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Newberry, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 335220 · Electrical Equipment. 0.0% of Newberry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Matcon Terminal LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov